President of India Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday paid a religious visit to the revered 12th-century Sri Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha.

President Droupadi Murmu visited the holy city of Puri on Wednesday, performing ancestral rituals and offering prayers at Sri Jagannath temple under tight security arrangements.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah honors the late Sri Siddaramanand Puri Swami for his contributions to spirituality and secular education.

Puri police have detained a person for circulating a bomb threat on social media against the Sri Jagannath Temple, the Grand Centre Market near the Srimandir, and Rajya Sabha member Subhasis Khuntia.

Siddaramanand Puri Swami, Peethadhipathi of Kanaka Guru Peetha (Gulbarga division), who died following a heart attack, was laid to rest at the Kanaka Guru Peetha’s ground in Tinthini bridge, in ...